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Women were treated according to social tradition and English common law and were denied most legal rights. In general they could not vote, own property, keep their own wages, or even have custody of their children.
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Brief history of the Equal Rights Amendment?
Starting in 1848, the Equal Rights Amendment has been an ongoing struggle with each new victory bringing new need for equality. In 1848 Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott gathered around 300 men and women at the Seneca Falls convention to protest for women's rights. The official Equal Rights Amendment was introduced in 1923 and did not pass through each Congress until 1972. In 1982, not enough states had been ratified and it was re-introduced. Since 1994, it was been introduced into every Congress and has been accepted.
Which US territory has repeatedly been denied statehood?
I guess none have been denied. While some territories have significantly delayed petitioning for statehood, including Alaska (92 years) and Oklahoma (104 years), no valid petition for statehood has ever been denied by the U.S. Congress.
When did women get to vote all over the US?
When the 19th Amendment was finally ratified in August 1920, all American women finally achieved the right to vote. But before that, individual states had been giving women the opportunity to cast their ballots in state elections or for local offices as far back as 1870s (some sources say the territory of Wyoming gave women the vote in 1869). Some states were very specific about what voting rights women could have: in Massachusetts, for example, women were given the right to vote for School Committee in 1873, but they were not given any other voting rights, and repeatedly, the male voters refused to expand those rights. By contrast, Colorado gave women full voting rights in 1893, and Utah did the same in 1895. Montana gave women voting rights in 1914 and by 1917, the state sent a woman to congress; Jeannette Rankin was the first woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Women's suffrage (the word "suffrage" comes from an old word that means "permission") was thus a gradual, state-by-state process until 1920, when suffrage was finally attained for all women across the USA.
Summarize the Movement toward woman suffrage from 1913 to 1920?
Large groups of women wanted equal rights as men, and wanted to have the ability to work as men did. they wanted to be as equal as men. Women who been treated like pieces of paper wanted will and fredoom
How should the south have been treated after the war?
nice because they had rights everyone have rights
What rights have women been denied in the past?
To Vote and the right to be a first class citizen. Also the right to work in factories.
What human rights were denied to Brazilian sugarcane workers?
brazil have been in war lately, and have apparently been denied their human rights for severral different reasons. they have also been protesting too
Was any of the defendant's or plaintiff's rights not granted in Inherit the Wind?
Drummond argues that his client has been denied the right to think. In essence, he has been denied his First Amendment Right of the Freedom of Speech.
Describe why 19th century women considered themselves as second class citizens?
Thousands of years of history have told women that they are second class. The right to vote, to own property, to own land, businesses, and to attend institutes of higher education have been denied women. Even in recent history women have been treated as second class to a husband or father. Not all women have considered themselves second class and have fought the label and treatment that comes with it.
What is the importance of minority?
It has been said that rights are either absolute, or do not exist at all. Meaning that unless a right is always present, and applies to everyone, it is not a right but a privilege. Privileges can be granted or taken away, rights cannot. From this perspective - if rights are denied to a minority then they are really being denied to everyone.
Who was the woman who had more rights?
There isn't a definitive answer to this question as the status and rights of women have varied significantly throughout history and across different societies. Some examples of women who have been recognized for their achievements in advancing rights for women include suffragists like Susan B. Anthony, leaders like Indira Gandhi, and activists like Malala Yousafzai.
Did Egypt women had legal rights?
Yes; ancient Egpytian women had legal rights and freedoms. It has been argued that in the ancient world they were the freest.
Why woman always forbidden from voting in the US before the passage of the nineteenth amendment?
Women didn't have any rights for centuries. Even after getting the right to vote other rights were denied. It is only in the last 30 years that the movement towards full rights has been achieved. Women today still only make seventy five cents on the dollar compared to a man. It wasn't until the late 1980's a woman could be a fighter pilot and with the passage of Title9 women's sports in colleges achieved the money and scholarships equal to men's sports. The number of women in congress is still a handful compared to the population of men and few women are governors or CEO's of corporations. Women through history have been considered second class citizens and have had the role of chattel. Until recently women were not allowed in colleges, to have bank accounts, own a business, to buy property, or to make decisions dealing with their lives.
How were women treated before Innocent III?
Women, throughout history and into present day, have always been erroneously treated as subservient and inferior to men.
What changed peoples minds about the way women were treated in the medieval times?
Women were treated as they always had been through out history and that was as second class citizens. They had no rights, they couldn't inherit, and many were abused. It is only in modern times that women have really seen a time of growth and freedom. Never before have women been able to attain as much as they have in the last 20 years.
What are the eleven Supreme court decisions that affect women's rights?
There have been dozens of cases that specifically affected women's rights, from gender discrimination to reproductive rights to suffrage cases back in the 1870's..
Which act has been used to give equal status to women?
bill of rights
